ZIP Code 98433

In ZIP code 98433, near Tacoma, households earn a median of $60,158, while per-capita income sits at $25,582. The county-level effective property tax rate of 0.91% means a home's assessed value drives the annual bill directly: a $400,000 house would owe roughly $3,640 a year, a meaningful slice of a $60,158 income. Sales taxes add 9.60% to most purchases, trimming what's left after housing costs. Buyers weighing this area should consider how rising assessments could outpace wage growth, since the tax rate itself stays fixed but the underlying value does not.